Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Kaufman
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 1971No. Appeal, 514 C.D. 1971PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
The Commonwealth has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County sustaining the appeal of Daniel F. Kaufman from the action of Secretary of the Department of Transportation suspending Ms operator’s license.
The court below sustained the appeal because it concluded that the Secretary committed an abuse of discretion in ordering a suspension based upon a conviction which had occurred more than two years previously. The facts are: (1) Kaufman’s license was suspended on August 16, 1968 for one year for driving while under suspension; (2) before it…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Virnelson Motor Vehicle Operator License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Handwerk Automobile License CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Heller Motor Vehicle Operator License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Romm Motor Vehicle Operator License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. ChavisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
- Commonwealth v. KrohCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. ShafferCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. Frommell, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Beaver County1989
- Commonwealth v. Handzes, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Beaver County1975
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